ahistorical | Word of the Day

December 11, 2018 ahistorical [ey-hi-stawr-i-kuhl, -stor-i-kuhl] adjective 1. without concern for history or historical development; indifferent to tradition. video We Asked People To Translate These Emojis Into English ways-to-say Top 10 Acronyms That Will Make Your Life Easier WORD OF THE DAY ahistorical continued... QUOTES The notion that all human history – and all human societies – can be shoehorned into a simple binary scheme is not new ... But it is always simplistic, ahistorical, and therefore wrong. -- Alan Knight, "Tight/loose cultures theory is simplistic and ahistorical," The Guardian, September 18, 2018 ORIGIN The formation of the adjective ahistorical is clear: the first syllable, a-, is a variety of the Greek prefix an-, a- "not" (an-, a- is from the same Proto-Indo-European source as English un-). Historical is a derivative of Greek historía "learning or knowing by inquiry, history," a derivative of hístōr "one who knows or sees," akin to English wit and Latin vidēre "to see," and the Latin suffix -al, with the general sense "of the kind of, pertaining to, having the form or character of" that named by the stem. Ahistorical entered English in the 20th century. MORE FOR YOU 1 These Words Can Be VERY Awkward To Explain To Kids Kids are like sponges. They soak in the words they hear and see around them, and slowly their vocabularies build. But, sometimes, the words kids see and hear are not exactly PG. 2 Recite These Drunken Quotes At Your Next Happy Hour From wine to whiskey, these authors have something to say about their love of booze. 3 We Asked: What Is The State Of The Country In 5 Words? We asked people what they thought the state of the country was ... their answers may surprise you. 4 The Most Notorious Nicknames In History Nicknames are usually cute endearments we give to friends or loved ones. But sometimes, we attribute nicknames to infamous figures of notoriety. Think "Ivan the Terrible" or "The Butcher of Bosnia" or Vlad the Impaler." Here are the most notorious nicknames in history. 5 Made-up Words Said By The People In Charge - Everything After Z by Dictionary.com © 2018 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT You are subscribed to the Word of the Day as: matzom229@gmail.com Subscriber since: September 06, 2017 Unsubscribe Dictionary.com, LLC. 555 12th Street Suite 500 Oakland CA 94607 Manage your subscription Terms & Privacy